we are for God and we return to himWe regrettably express our condolences for the loss of a member of the midwifery family, our dear and hardworking colleague Ms. Seyedeh azemat Mousavi who worked at the Sari Health Center (Mazandaran), due to covid 19 to our dear colleagues throughout the country, especially her Mazandaran colleagues and family.

Board of Directors of the Iranian scientific Midwifery Association

Dear ICM Members,We are beginning the 2020 Year of the Midwife celebrations by honouring the first babies born in 2020 with the support of a midwife.

Midwives, we want you to share photos of the first baby, born in your hands on 1 January 2020. Share your photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging#Midwives2020 ,@world_midwives ,@UNFPA. Or email the photo to us: communications@internationalmidwives.org by 31st of January 2020.

We will repost the photos on our social media channels, website and newsletter.

Photo requirements:

The baby is born on 1st January 2020.The baby was born with the support of a midwife, and into her hands.Photo needs to include the baby and its mother and the midwife.

We would love to receive photos that show the partnership between the mother and her midwife as together they welcome the new baby

Iranian Midwifery Association

1820 midwives

9 Branch in the country

1 thousand members

Vision and Mission
Mission

ICM envisions a world where every childbearing woman has access to a midwife’s care for herself and her newborn.

Mission

To strengthen Midwives’ Associations and to advance the profession of midwifery globally by promoting autonomous midwives as the most appropriate caregivers for childbearing women and in keeping birth normal, in order to enhance the reproductive health of women, their newborns, and their families.